Son taken to psych ward after allegedly stabbing and killing mother, 91, who he reportedly thought was a mannequin

Police take out the body of Petrina Masotto from her 26th Avenue home. Eagle photo by Mark Mellone

After a 91-year-old woman was found dead inside her Gravesend home on Wednesday, the victim’s son was taken into custody by cops and taken for psychological evaluation, police said.

Police received a call to a 26th Avenue address where a relative of Petrina Masotto had reported an assault. When officers arrived at the scene, Masotto was found unconscious.

Masotto’s 55-year-old son was taken into custody and transported to Coney Island Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, police said.

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The son — who lives in the upstairs apartment — did not tell anyone his mother was dead for two days, police sources told the Eagle. He started to stab his mother’s leg with a knife to see if she was alive because he thought she was a mannequin, the source said.

Masotto’s cause of death will be determined by the city’s medical examiner. The investigation is ongoing, police said.

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